William Bruce York^[1]

1899 - 1987  (88 years)

• Name	William Bruce York
  Born	31 Jul 1899	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	7 Oct 1987	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Buried	Jenkins Chapel Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I70626	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 May 2015

  
  

  Father	John Mitchell York,   b. 15 Sep 1876, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 1959  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Martha Elizabeth Ownsby,   b. 20 Mar 1867, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Aug 1954  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1895	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F26450	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dolly Mae Byrd,   b. 8 Jan 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 1962  (Age 60 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1920	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Alvin C. York,   b. 3 Aug 1921, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 2000  (Age 79 years)   2. Ethel York,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Family ID	F36818	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jul 1899 - Tennessee Married - 21 Jun 1920 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 7 Oct 1987 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Jenkins Chapel Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 191, 292. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Will York Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 39 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1901 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Will York Head M 39 Tennessee Dolly York Wife F 34 Tennessee Alvin York Son M 18 Tennessee Marjorie York Daughter-in-law F 24 Tennessee Ethel York Daughter F 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27881-3045-16?cc=2000219 : accessed 9 May 2015), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 6 > 15-15 Civil District 6 outside Newport Town E of State Highway 75 and SE of State Highway 35 > image 16 of 35; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S114] Cemetery, Freda Raybon [MOTHEROFDOGS@prodigy.net], 27 Aug 1999. William B. York 07/27/1899 10/07/1987 [S58] Marriage Certificate. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12437-34357-98?cc=1619127 : accessed 9 May 2015), 004485971 > image 2007 of 2018; county courthouses, Tennessee.